Tag: Michael Hoffman

The Last Station is about the last phase in the long life of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, when writing novels has faded in importance for him, and what matters most is the utopian movement that had his name — Tolstoyan. Count Tolstoy has come to detest privilege, hence his support of his movement with its focus on social justice. The movie gives us views of his endlessly vast lands and of his serfs engaged in back breaking labor, reminding us that this is a reasonable development in the the thinking of an intelligent and compassionate author. In line with his ideals, he’s about to sign a will that will leave all future royalties on his books to the Russian people.